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    On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
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    There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
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    In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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    Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!
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    The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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    While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
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    Ecosia
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    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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